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Thinking Different(ly)Our national identity is tied to the ideals of the First Amendment. And yet we treat it as obvious that in corporate space, the Bolsheviks rule. Industry Standard, September, 1999

Coding PrivacyAfter years of inaction, Congress is finally coming to see that privacy on the Internet won"t take care of itself. The mystery isn"t that self-regulation failed\; the mystery is why anyone thought it would succeed.Industry Standard, May, 1999

The Problem with PatentsA patent is a form of regulation. It is a government-granted monopoly - an exclusive right backed by the power of the state. This monopoly is granted by a bureaucrat - a well-meaning, hardworking bureaucrat no doubt, but a bureaucrat nonetheless.Industry Standard, April 23, 1999

The Code is the LawThe single most significant change in the politics of cyberspace is the coming of age of this simple idea: The code is law. The architectures of cyberspace are as important as the law in defining and defeating the liberties of the Net.Industry Standard, April 9, 1999

The Spam WarsThe looming conflict is a spam war. A spam war is not the battle to clear our inboxes of uninvited junk. A spam war is the battle that will be fought as spam vigilantes flex their muscles and ISPs resist. Industry Standard, December 31, 1998

Sign It and WeepEarlier this month, the drafting committee for an obscure but enormously important proposed law known as Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code met to address growing opposition to its work. Industry Standard, November 20, 1998